The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 18, 2058
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
7:38 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1680
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 | 13.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 142.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -12.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.97° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / -2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.89° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| 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.