The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 2021
Waxing Crescent
34.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
1:41 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.3%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1216
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 71.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.0° / 65.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 25.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.33° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / -2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.14° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.