The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 18, 2131
Waning Crescent
5.8% 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
5:09 AM
6:08 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2582
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 | 332.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 187.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 59m / 5.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.45° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.79° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.