The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 18, 2038
Waning Gibbous
75.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 PM
12:44 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.3%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1432
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 | 239.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 293.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 22.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.05° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / 1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.53° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.