The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 18, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
77.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 PM
2:55 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.7%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2731
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 | 123.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.1° / 53.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 56m / -7.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.63° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.95° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.