The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 18, 2185
Waning Crescent
22.4% 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
2:41 AM
4:40 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3250
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 | 303.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.1° / 235.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 08m / 13.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.44° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / -1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.10° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.