The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 18, 2032
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
7:29 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1358
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 1:24 PM, is deepest at 3:02 PM and ends at 4:40 PM. Totality lasts from 2:38 PM to 3:26 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.0° / 338.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 29m / 9.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.14° / 0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.09° / -0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.26° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.