The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 18, 2031
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
8:23 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1346
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 | 29.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.6° / 132.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.27° / 0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / 0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.02° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.