The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 PM
4:38 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3269
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 | 121.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 33.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 14m / 14.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.17° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.78° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.03° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.