The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 18, 1914
Waning Crescent
36.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
12:50 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -108
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 236.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -19.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.82° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.95° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.22° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.