The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 2120
Waning Gibbous
74.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 AM
9:55 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.2%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2440
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 | 241.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 250.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 00m / -27.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.97° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.92° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| 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.