The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 1927
Waning Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 PM
6:52 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 53
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.0° / 312.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -12.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.88° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / -4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.99° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.