The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 18, 2082
Waning Gibbous
62.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 AM
11:04 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.9%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1970
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 | 255.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 242.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 04m / -26.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.28° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.91° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.48° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.