The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 18, 2149
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 PM
9:27 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2805
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,300 km.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.2° / 313.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 13.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.31° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.14° / 6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.99° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.