The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 18, 1936
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
4:06 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 164
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 | 320.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 223.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 10m / -0.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.53° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.14° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.