The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 2124
Waxing Gibbous
79.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 PM
3:05 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.0%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2496
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 | 125.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.4° / 50.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -6.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.10° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.59° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.