The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 18, 2179
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 PM
10:32 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3176
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 | 212.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.6° / 311.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 20.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.47° / 0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.54° / -0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.01° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.