The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 18, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 PM
6:15 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3238
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 | 165.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.4° / 349.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 47m / 1.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.41° / -3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / 4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.36° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.