The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 18, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
87.6% 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
4:48 PM
4:13 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.6%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1321
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 | 138.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.6° / 31.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -1.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.53° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.25° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.