The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 18, 1997
Waning Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 PM
10:25 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 925
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 | 214.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.5° / 305.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 15.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.74° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.43° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.12° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.