The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 18, 2060
Waning Crescent
27.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 AM
4:36 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.8%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1704
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 | 296.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 248.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 18.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.66° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.87° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.38° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.