The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 2101
Waning Gibbous
72.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 AM
10:04 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.3%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2205
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 | 243.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.6° / 248.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 09m / -27.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.09° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.10° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| 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.