The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
70.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 PM
4:04 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.3%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2898
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 | 113.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 42.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 40m / 14.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.68° / 0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.04° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.