The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 5, 1918
Waning Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
1:43 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -59
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 229.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 02m / -17.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.89° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.94° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.86° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.