The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 2106
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 PM
6:49 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2267
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.4° / 312.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 57m / -13.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.98° / -1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / 2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.49° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 139.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.