Lunar Calendar Month November 2018 (Laos)

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 Vientiane, Laos 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 phases	Dates	Time
new moon	2018-11-07	23:02
1st quarter	2018-11-15	21:54
full moon	2018-11-23	12:39
3rd quarter	2018-11-30	07:19

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

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

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Apogee	2018-11-14	22:58	404,340 km
Perigee	2018-11-26	19:11	366,622 km

Meteor Activity

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

Name	Peak Day
N. Taurids	2018-11-12
Leonids	2018-11-17
α-Monocerotids	2018-11-21
Nov. Orionids	2018-11-28

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 Objects	Date and Time
Regulus	2018-11-02 11:16
Saturn	2018-11-11 22:46
Mars	2018-11-16 11:16
Aldebaran	2018-11-24 04:11
Beehive	2018-11-28 03:57
Regulus	2018-11-29 16:27

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
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 44	29Monday	30Tuesday	31Wednesday	1Thursday 49.9% illuminated Age:22.2	2Friday 38.6% illuminated Age:23.2	3Saturday 27.8% illuminated Age:24.3	4Sunday 18.2% illuminated Age:25.4
Week 45	5Monday 10.4% illuminated Age:26.5	6Tuesday 4.6% illuminated Age:27.5	7Wednesday 1.1% illuminated Age:28.5	8Thursday 0% illuminated Age:0	9Friday 1.2% illuminated Age:1	10Saturday 4.5% illuminated Age:2	11Sunday 9.6% illuminated Age:3
Week 46	12Monday 16.2% illuminated Age:3.9	13Tuesday 23.9% illuminated Age:4.8	14Wednesday 32.4% illuminated Age:5.7	15Thursday 41.5% illuminated Age:6.6	16Friday 50.9% illuminated Age:7.5	17Saturday 60.4% illuminated Age:8.4	18Sunday 69.5% illuminated Age:9.3
Week 47	19Monday 78.2% illuminated Age:10.2	20Tuesday 85.9% illuminated Age:11.1	21Wednesday 92.3% illuminated Age:12.1	22Thursday 97% illuminated Age:13.1	23Friday 99.6% illuminated Age:14.2	24Saturday 99.7% illuminated Age:15.3	25Sunday 97.2% illuminated Age:16.3
Week 48	26Monday 92.1% illuminated Age:17.4	27Tuesday 84.7% illuminated Age:18.5	28Wednesday 75.3% illuminated Age:19.6	29Thursday 64.7% illuminated Age:20.7	30Friday 53.5% illuminated Age:21.8	1Saturday	2Sunday
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