The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 18, 2188
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 AM
6:15 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3287
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 181.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 17m / 3.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.41° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.22° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.