The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 18, 2003
Waning Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 PM
8:03 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 993
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 | 206.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.3° / 282.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.48° / 0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.26° / -0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.48° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.5° |
| 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.