The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 PM
4:39 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3170
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 138.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.8° / 26.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 0.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.87° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.77° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.42° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.