The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 2128
Waning Gibbous
85.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2539
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 | 224.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 269.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 53m / -17.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.87° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.11° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.31° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.