The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 2190
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 PM
6:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3306
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 | 158.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.2° / 354.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 31m / 0.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.11° / 3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.02° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.