The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 18, 2160
Waning Gibbous
88.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 PM
11:10 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.6%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2941
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 | 219.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.9° / 307.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 21.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.36° / 0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.68° / -0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.38° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.