The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 2186
Waxing Crescent
33.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 PM
11:13 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.9%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3263
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 | 71.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.2° / 105.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 29m / -21.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.65° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / -1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.02° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.