The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 18, 2122
Waning Gibbous
87.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 PM
11:23 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.4%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2471
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 | 221.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 306.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 23.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.60° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / -1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.77° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.