The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 2174
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 PM
7:11 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3108
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 | 195.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.9° / 291.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -20.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.74° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.16° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.0° |
| 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.