The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 2079
Waning Crescent
36.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 AM
4:07 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.8%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1939
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 | 285.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 262.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 00m / 22.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.96° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.00° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.