The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 18, 2007
Waxing Crescent
43.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
11:53 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1049
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 | 82.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 102.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 15m / -26.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.90° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.09° / 5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.03° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.