The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 18, 1987
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 AM
5:06 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 801
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.6° / 222.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 10.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.49° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.68° / -2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.29° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.