The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 18, 2128
Waning Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
4:04 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2545
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 | 295.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 245.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 13.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.73° / -1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / 2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.87° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.