The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 18, 1958
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
7:01 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 436
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.2° / 173.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 9.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.43° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.74° / -0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.89° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.