The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 18, 1991
Waxing Gibbous
76.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 PM
2:42 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.7%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 851
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 | 122.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.2° / 55.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -9.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.99° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / -3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.81° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.