The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2125
Waning Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 PM
7:04 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2502
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 188.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.1° / 305.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 17m / -14.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.81° / -0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / 1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.31° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.