The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 18, 2155
Last Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2879
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 273.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 24.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.95° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.47° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.84° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.