The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 18, 2161
Waxing Crescent
2.3% 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
8:37 AM
6:31 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2955
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 156.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 51m / -20.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.91° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / -1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.87° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.