The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 2109
Waning Gibbous
84.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.6%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2304
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 | 226.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 268.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -17.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.56° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.50° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.