The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 18, 2014
Waning Gibbous
87.2% 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
11:57 PM
9:11 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1129
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 | 221.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.6° / 270.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -18.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.51° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / -3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.89° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.