The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 2182
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 PM
6:41 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3207
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 4:17 PM, is deepest at 5:07 PM and ends at 5:57 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.8° / 323.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 38m / -9.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.15° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.57° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.