The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 18, 2114
Waning Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 PM
12:49 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2372
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 296.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 25.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.42° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / -1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.36° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.