The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 PM
5:11 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1154
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.0° / 18.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / 3.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.39° / -0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.34° / 0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.48° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.