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Lunar Calendar Month November 2018 (Cocos Islands)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for West Island, Cocos Islands during November 2018.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phasesDatesTime
new moon2018-11-0722:32
1st quarter2018-11-1521:24
full moon2018-11-2312:09
3rd quarter2018-11-3006:49

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during November 2018.

PositionDatesTimeDistanceNotes
Apogee2018-11-1422:28404,340 km
Perigee2018-11-2618:41366,622 km

Meteor Activity

Active meteor showers this month and their peak days. For more information, see the meteor shower calendar 2018.

NamePeak Day
N. Taurids2018-11-12
Leonids2018-11-17
α-Monocerotids2018-11-21
Nov. Orionids2018-11-28

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and Time
Regulus2018-11-02 10:46
Saturn2018-11-11 22:16
Mars2018-11-16 10:46
Aldebaran2018-11-24 03:41
Beehive2018-11-28 03:27
Regulus2018-11-29 15:57

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 30 days of November 2018.

November 2018
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 44
29Monday
 
30Tuesday
 
31Wednesday
 
1Thursday
 
49.7% illuminated
Age:22.2
2Friday
 
38.3% illuminated
Age:23.3
3Saturday
 
27.6% illuminated
Age:24.3
4Sunday
 
18.1% illuminated
Age:25.4
Week 45
5Monday
 
10.2% illuminated
Age:26.5
6Tuesday
 
4.5% illuminated
Age:27.5
7Wednesday
 
1% illuminated
Age:28.6
8Thursday
 
0% illuminated
Age:0.1
9Friday
 
1.3% illuminated
Age:1.1
10Saturday
 
4.6% illuminated
Age:2
11Sunday
 
9.7% illuminated
Age:3
Week 46
12Monday
 
16.3% illuminated
Age:3.9
13Tuesday
 
24.1% illuminated
Age:4.8
14Wednesday
 
32.6% illuminated
Age:5.7
15Thursday
 
41.7% illuminated
Age:6.6
16Friday
 
51.1% illuminated
Age:7.5
17Saturday
 
60.5% illuminated
Age:8.4
18Sunday
 
69.7% illuminated
Age:9.3
Week 47
19Monday
 
78.3% illuminated
Age:10.2
20Tuesday
 
86% illuminated
Age:11.2
21Wednesday
 
92.4% illuminated
Age:12.1
22Thursday
 
97.1% illuminated
Age:13.2
23Friday
 
99.6% illuminated
Age:14.2
24Saturday
 
99.7% illuminated
Age:15.3
25Sunday
 
97.1% illuminated
Age:16.4
Week 48
26Monday
 
92% illuminated
Age:17.5
27Tuesday
 
84.5% illuminated
Age:18.6
28Wednesday
 
75.1% illuminated
Age:19.7
29Thursday
 
64.5% illuminated
Age:20.8
30Friday
 
53.3% illuminated
Age:21.8
1Saturday
 
2Sunday
 
3Monday
 
4Tuesday
 
5Wednesday
 
6Thursday
 
7Friday
 
8Saturday
 
9Sunday
 
10Monday
 
11Tuesday
 
12Wednesday
 
13Thursday
 
14Friday
 
15Saturday
 
16Sunday
 
Content last updated on 2018-10-21T17:33:00Z