The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 PM
5:17 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3034
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 | 135.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 20.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 9.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.24° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / -4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.65° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.