The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 18, 2145
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
8:47 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2756
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,600 km.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 128.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 42m / -15.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.73° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.61° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.57° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.