The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, October 18, 2033

Waning Crescent

18.2% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
56°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
18.2%
Age
25.1 days
Distance
401,800 km
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Sextans
Lunation number
1370

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 Sun309.65°
Phase angle129.46°
Illuminated fraction18.23%
Altitude / azimuth47.4° / 225.2°
Right ascension / declination10h 24m / 6.61°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude155.24° / -3.19°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.27° / 4.70°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-124.24° / 0.41°
Position angle of the axis22.5°
Position angle of the bright limb108.1°
Apparent magnitude-8.1

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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