The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 1911
Waning Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
4:28 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -139
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 234.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 00m / 10.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.10° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.77° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.