The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 2130
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 PM
9:27 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2570
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 313.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 12.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.16° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.18° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.