The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 1900
Waning Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 PM
7:52 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -281
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 222.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.4° / 277.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -22.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.24° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.49° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.96° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| 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.