The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 18, 1985
Waxing Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 PM
10:11 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 777
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 | 62.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 115.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -27.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.28° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.61° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.75° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| 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.