The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2198
Waxing Gibbous
87.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 PM
4:40 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.5%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3405
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 | 138.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.2° / 25.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 0.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.74° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.62° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.