The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
5:19 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1036
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 | 321.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.6° / 207.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 6.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.60° / 0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.31° / -0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.10° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.