The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 18, 1973
Last Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 628
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 274.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 19.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.56° / -1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.65° / 2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.93° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.