The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 2062
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 PM
8:05 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1729
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.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 334.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 45m / 14.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.55° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / -3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.78° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 32.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.