The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 1906
Waning Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
2:31 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -207
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 | 304.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 227.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 18m / -11.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.02° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / 2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.88° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.