The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 18, 2125
Waning Gibbous
65.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 PM
1:21 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.4%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2508
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 | 252.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 282.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.43° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.60° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.80° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.