The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 18, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
62.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 PM
12:49 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.9%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3165
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Nov 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 104.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 78.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -2.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.41° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.80° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.40° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.