The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2001
Waning Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 AM
3:21 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 968
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 | 302.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 212.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -14.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.49° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.16° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.17° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.