The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 18, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 PM
5:47 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1457
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 | 160.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.4° / 356.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 29m / -1.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.18° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.03° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.87° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.