The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 1916
Last Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 PM
1:38 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -77
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 284.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 22.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.32° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.36° / 0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.21° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.