The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 18, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 PM
2:22 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2261
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 | 117.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.8° / 60.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -8.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.84° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.38° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.