The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
59.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 PM
3:07 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.7%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3232
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 | 101.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 53.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 48m / 15.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.43° / -2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.88° / 3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.85° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.