The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 2100
Waxing Gibbous
60.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 PM
3:41 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.4%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2193
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 101.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.2° / 47.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 20.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.65° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.85° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.25° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| 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.