The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 2004
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
7:32 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1005
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 | 349.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 156.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 5.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.78° / -2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.33° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.