The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 18, 2169
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
5:20 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3053
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 176.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -17.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.16° / 2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / -1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.44° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 148.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.