The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 1990
Last Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
12:55 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 832
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 233.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 21m / -20.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.70° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.24° / 1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.73° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.