The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 1928
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
5:29 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 65
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 195.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 33m / -1.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.01° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.81° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.