The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 18, 2200
Waxing Gibbous
72.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 PM
2:13 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.4%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3436
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 | 116.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.0° / 62.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -9.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.74° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.72° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.