The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 18, 2178
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 PM
12:04 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3164
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 89.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 55m / -18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.14° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / -2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.39° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.