The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 18, 2147
Waning Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 PM
8:40 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2774
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 | 210.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.8° / 281.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -15.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.31° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.96° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.