The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 18, 2157
Waning Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
9:45 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2905
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 | 207.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 329.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 26.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.70° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.32° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.