The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 18, 2177
Waning Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 AM
10:11 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3145
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 | 242.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.2° / 251.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 07m / -25.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.49° / -2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.46° / 3.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.12° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.