The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 18, 2158
Waning Gibbous
79.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 AM
9:26 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.6%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2910
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 | 233.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 255.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -26.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.39° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / 4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.33° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.