The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 PM
6:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3071
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.8° / 356.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 24m / 1.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.94° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / -4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.83° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.