The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 1977
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
7:39 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 672
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 158.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 11.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.48° / -0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.19° / 1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.29° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.