The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 18, 2156
Waxing Crescent
31.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 PM
10:25 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.6%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2893
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 113.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -21.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.14° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.84° / 3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.10° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.