The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 1971
Last Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 AM
11:37 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 597
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 244.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 11m / -21.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.14° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.22° / 2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.44° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.