The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 18, 1968
Waning Crescent
13.3% 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
3:51 AM
5:18 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 566
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.1° / 214.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 00m / 8.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.75° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.33° / -2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.68° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.