The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 18, 2151
Waxing Gibbous
61.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 PM
12:43 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.5%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2830
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 103.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.3° / 84.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -22.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.17° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.22° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.57° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.