The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2114
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 PM
6:31 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2366
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.2° / 344.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 54m / -0.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.89° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.83° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.07° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.