The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 18, 2021
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 PM
5:34 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1222
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 | 157.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.2° / 359.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / -2.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.13° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.20° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.66° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.