The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 18, 2098
Waning Crescent
39.2% 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
12:34 AM
3:57 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2174
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 265.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 22.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.49° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.81° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.