The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 18, 2118
Waxing Crescent
18.1% 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
12:23 PM
9:12 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2422
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 | 50.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 124.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 53m / -27.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.08° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.71° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.