The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 18, 2100
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 PM
8:16 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2199
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 | 185.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 334.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 49m / 15.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.78° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.66° / -4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.18° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 33.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.