The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 18, 1954
Last Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 PM
1:37 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 393
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.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 282.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 20.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.97° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.72° / 2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.63° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| 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.