The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 18, 2150
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
6:18 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2817
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 | 336.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 180.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 15m / 3.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.00° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.60° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.