The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 18, 1980
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 AM
11:21 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 709
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 96.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 07m / 18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.35° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.44° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.12° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.