The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 18, 1993
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
9:18 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 876
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 123.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -21.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.35° / 0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.34° / -0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.41° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.