The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 18, 2136
Last Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2644
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 272.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 14m / 24.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.32° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.13° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.22° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.