The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 18, 1947
Waning Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
4:34 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 300
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 205.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / -5.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.44° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.38° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.