The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 18, 2111
Waning Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 PM
9:12 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2335
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 315.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 11.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.90° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.39° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.