The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 18, 2150
Waning Gibbous
64.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 AM
11:11 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.2%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2811
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 253.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 246.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 53m / -23.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.22° / -0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / 1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.92° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.