The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 18, 1932
Waning Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 PM
10:54 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 121
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 | 225.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.3° / 317.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 27.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.36° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.01° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.