The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
76.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 PM
4:43 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.4%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1253
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 | 121.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 33.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 17m / 14.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.90° / 3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.66° / -4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.08° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.