The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 18, 2167
Waxing Crescent
37.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
11:00 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.7%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3029
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.4° / 107.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.73° / -1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.01° / 2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.83° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.