The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 18, 2198
Waning Gibbous
88.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 PM
11:09 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.3%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3411
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 | 220.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 305.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 20.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.75° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.50° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.78° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.