The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 1915
Waxing Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
11:43 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -95
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 | 46.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 88.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 27.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.85° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.13° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.90° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.