The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 1985
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
5:54 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 770
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.0° / 190.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / 1.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.20° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.32° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.03° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.