The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 18, 2174
Waning Crescent
28.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 AM
2:19 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.7%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3115
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 250.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 2.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.81° / -0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.20° / 1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.64° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.