The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 18, 2099
Waxing Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 PM
10:06 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2187
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 116.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 50m / -28.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.79° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.39° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.30° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.