The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 1929
Waxing Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 PM
3:35 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 78
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 117.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 48.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.42° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.41° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.