The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 1955
Waning Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 AM
3:05 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 399
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 | 308.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 230.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 26m / -4.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.46° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.03° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.72° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.