The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 18, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 PM
6:21 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3103
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 | 168.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.2° / 8.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 19.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.69° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / -3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.82° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.