The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 2158
Waning Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
4:52 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2916
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 | 318.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 211.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 2.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.30° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.85° / 5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.94° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.