The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 18, 2044
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
5:32 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1506
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 | 331.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.5° / 192.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 48m / -0.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.31° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / 2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.72° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.