The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Waning Crescent
41.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
3:53 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.2%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1234
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 | 280.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.0° / 267.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 23.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.59° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.76° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.