The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 18, 2024
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 PM
9:13 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1259
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 | 196.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 324.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 18.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.60° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.74° / -3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.32° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| 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.