The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 18, 2020
Waning Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
4:07 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1203
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 | 311.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 204.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -11.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.71° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.98° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.98° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.