The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 1939
Waxing Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
10:40 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 208
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 | 73.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 110.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 34m / -18.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.21° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.74° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.19° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.