The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 18, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
91.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 PM
4:37 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2397
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 | 146.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.0° / 19.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / -6.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.59° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.83° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.98° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.5° |
| 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.