The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2068
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 PM
7:06 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1797
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 | 191.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.3° / 298.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -16.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.09° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / 3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.28° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.