The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 1962
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
5:30 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 486
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.5° / 6.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 56m / -1.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.51° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.05° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.37° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.2° |
| 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.