The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2131
Waning Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 AM
10:42 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2576
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 | 246.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.4° / 251.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 20m / -22.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.57° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.63° / -0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.13° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.