The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
10:17 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1043
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 | 16.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 109.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 20.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.10° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.73° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.