The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 18, 2039
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
7:38 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1445
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 | 11.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 143.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 22m / -10.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.88° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.69° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.