The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 18, 2129
Waxing Crescent
28.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 PM
10:53 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.3%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2558
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 | 64.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.4° / 108.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -19.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.48° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.67° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.24° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| 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.