The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 18, 2166
Waning Crescent
24.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 AM
4:29 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.4%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3015
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 | 300.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 239.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 55m / 13.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.37° / 0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.35° / -0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.29° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.