The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 2185
Waning Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 PM
9:18 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3244
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 271.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -17.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.09° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.18° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.53° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.