The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 18, 2161
New Moon
0.2% 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
6:27 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2953
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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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 | 355.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 162.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 13m / -10.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.89° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.76° / 4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.08° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| 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.