The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 1973
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
5:58 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 622
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 | 192.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.0° / 316.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -19.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.36° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.79° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.97° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 128.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.