The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 18, 2141
Waning Gibbous
88.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 PM
11:14 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.3%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2706
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,300 km.
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 220.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.2° / 307.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 22.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.44° / 1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.41° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.57° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.