The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 PM
6:30 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1185
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.1° / 346.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 2.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.64° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.81° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.