The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 1995
Waning Crescent
31.4% 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
1:56 AM
3:38 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 900
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 | 292.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 247.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 11m / 11.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.88° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.62° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.