The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 1994
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 PM
2:05 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 882
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 63.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 17.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.13° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.13° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.30° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| 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.