The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 18, 2191
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
6:53 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3325
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 | 3.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 153.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 46m / -12.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.06° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / 2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.82° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.