The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 18, 2171
Waning Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 PM
12:20 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3077
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 | 231.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.6° / 301.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 25.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.72° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / -3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.60° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.