The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 2180
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
6:29 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3188
Events on this date
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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 | 355.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.3° / 162.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 14m / -10.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.00° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.33° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.88° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.7° |
| 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.