The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 18, 2120
Waning Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 AM
4:49 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2446
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 | 315.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 216.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 47m / 4.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.27° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / 4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.52° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.