The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 18, 2176
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 PM
8:09 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3139
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 336.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 45m / 16.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.15° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.22° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 19.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.