The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 1979
Waning Gibbous
62.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
10:39 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.1%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 696
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 | 256.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.4° / 257.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 00m / -18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.21° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.83° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.