The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 18, 1975
Waxing Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 PM
2:00 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 647
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 83.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 64.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 17.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.19° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.11° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| 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.