The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 18, 2168
Waning Gibbous
96.2% 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
8:15 PM
9:26 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3040
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 | 202.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.2° / 314.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 13.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.23° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.79° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.