The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 1912
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
8:57 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -132
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.3° / 132.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.74° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / -2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.84° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.