The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 18, 2072
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1853
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 91.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 41m / -17.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.97° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.90° / -4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.27° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.