The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
74.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 PM
4:11 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.3%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3133
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 | 118.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.2° / 39.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 11.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.30° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.94° / 1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.25° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.