The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
6:41 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1426
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.5° / 337.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 12m / -2.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.58° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.16° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.89° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.