The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 1944
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
7:57 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 270
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 | 15.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 138.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -10.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.11° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.05° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.30° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.