The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 1988
Waxing Crescent
6.1% 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
7:44 AM
11:17 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 808
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 | 28.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 95.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 24.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.07° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.04° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.30° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.