The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 18, 2103
Waning Gibbous
88.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 PM
11:18 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.3%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2236
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 | 219.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.5° / 308.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 09m / 23.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.63° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.22° / -2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.96° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.