The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 18, 1964
First Quarter
44.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
1:23 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 511
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 68.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 23.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.72° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / -1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.84° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.