The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 18, 1969
Waxing Crescent
4.0% 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
6:30 AM
9:38 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 573
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.2° / 117.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 21.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.05° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.60° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.