The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 2117
Waning Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 PM
7:47 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2403
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 | 207.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.7° / 278.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -22.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.77° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.91° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.