The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 18, 1957
Waning Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 AM
3:53 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 430
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 | 297.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 240.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 33m / 9.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.50° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.22° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.