The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 2084
Waning Gibbous
77.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 PM
12:42 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.3%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2001
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 | 236.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 297.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 25.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.21° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.67° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.49° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.