The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 18, 1999
Waxing Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 PM
12:49 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 950
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 101.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.7° / 82.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 35m / -18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.49° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / 0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.40° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.