The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 18, 2079
Waning Gibbous
94.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
7:54 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.5%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1933
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 | 207.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.8° / 279.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -21.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.99° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.16° / 3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.47° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.