The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 2010
Waxing Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1080
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 | 50.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 79.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 25.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.89° / 2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.60° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.