The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 2013
First Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 PM
2:28 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1117
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 | 91.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.4° / 60.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 15.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.39° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.50° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.