The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 18, 2138
Waxing Gibbous
62.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 PM
3:45 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.9%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2663
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 104.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.3° / 46.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 05m / 18.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.37° / 1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.54° / -1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.83° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.