The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 18, 2122
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 PM
5:01 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2465
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 | 145.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.9° / 18.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / -1.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.62° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.65° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.