The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 18, 2014
Waning Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 AM
4:07 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1135
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 236.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 8.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.48° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.43° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.