The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 18, 1944
Waning Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 AM
3:23 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 263
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 | 302.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 213.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 15m / -13.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.92° / -2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / 3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.98° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.