The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Waxing Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
11:15 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1179
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 98.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 16.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.35° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.28° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.25° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.