The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 18, 2042
Waxing Crescent
18.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
9:11 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1482
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 | 49.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 123.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -27.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.36° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.53° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| 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.