The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 18, 2049
Last Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1568
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 270.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 17.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.84° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.40° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.92° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.