The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 2044
Waning Gibbous
67.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 AM
10:34 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.2%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1500
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 | 249.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.6° / 244.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -27.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.25° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.89° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.07° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.