The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 2113
Waxing Gibbous
57.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 PM
12:18 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.2%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2360
Events on this date
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Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.2° / 88.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -22.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.40° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.28° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.99° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.