The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 1957
Waning Gibbous
80.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 PM
8:49 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.1%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 424
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 | 233.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 270.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -20.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.47° / 2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.15° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.