The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 18, 2164
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
8:45 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2991
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 | 30.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 128.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -15.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.60° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.76° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.75° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.