The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 18, 2077
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
7:46 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1915
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 139.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -14.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.54° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / -1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.06° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.