The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 18, 2096
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 AM
8:03 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2150
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 | 26.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 135.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.60° / -0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.24° / 0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.25° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.