The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 18, 2117
Last Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2409
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 277.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 26.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.57° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.78° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.42° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.