The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 18, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 PM
4:49 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3102
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 | 148.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.6° / 15.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / -3.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.20° / -0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.29° / 1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.76° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.