The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 18, 2027
Waning Gibbous
89.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 PM
11:14 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.4%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1296
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.9° / 311.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 00m / 25.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.95° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.15° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.