The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 18, 2081
Waxing Gibbous
71.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
4:18 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.7%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1958
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 | 115.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 39.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 15.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.89° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.68° / -2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.87° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.