The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 18, 2199
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
6:01 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3423
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 174.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 33m / -6.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.02° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / 4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.48° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.