The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 1945
Waxing Crescent
43.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
2:15 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.3%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 276
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 | 82.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 60.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 22.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.43° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.24° / -0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.15° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.