The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 18, 2133
Waning Gibbous
78.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 PM
12:39 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.0%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2607
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 | 236.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 298.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 25.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.40° / 2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / -2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.17° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.