The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 1983
Waxing Crescent
31.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
12:11 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.5%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 746
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 | 68.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 77.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 24.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.28° / 0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / -0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.25° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.