The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 18, 1965
Waning Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 AM
3:54 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 529
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 266.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 23.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.60° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.73° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.56° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.