The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 2073
Waning Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 PM
9:55 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1865
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 | 208.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 309.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 13.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.11° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.13° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.