The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 18, 2076
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
6:49 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1896
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 | 172.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.3° / 331.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 29m / -4.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.15° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.30° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 320.3° |
| 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.