The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 2090
Waning Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 AM
4:09 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2075
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 240.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 11.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.55° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / 3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.46° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.