The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 18, 2132
Waxing Gibbous
62.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 PM
12:52 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.7%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2595
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 | 104.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.0° / 82.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -21.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.27° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.19° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.