The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 18, 1939
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
6:27 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 201
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.6° / 187.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 8.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.11° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.06° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.