The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 2102
Waxing Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2224
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 | 81.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.8° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 13m / -23.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.62° / -0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.00° / 1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.42° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.