The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 PM
6:13 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1593
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 | 163.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.5° / 354.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / 4.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.14° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / -1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.62° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.