The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 2034
Waxing Crescent
32.6% 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
1:10 PM
11:21 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.6%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1383
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 | 69.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.5° / 103.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 20m / -18.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.81° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.87° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.