The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 18, 2142
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
6:23 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2718
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 163.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 09m / -11.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.11° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.27° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.