The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 18, 1953
Waxing Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
12:06 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 375
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 | 63.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 78.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 26.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.68° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.51° / -3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.28° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.