The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 1901
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 AM
7:19 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -269
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.3° / 171.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 12.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.21° / 2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.50° / -2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.67° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.