The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 18, 1961
Waxing Crescent
13.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
10:51 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.6%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 474
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 | 42.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 101.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 17.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.33° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.93° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.