The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 2175
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 AM
8:36 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3127
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 | 41.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.6° / 128.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 17m / -26.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.00° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.86° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.48° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| 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.