The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
6:44 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1240
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 | 340.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.5° / 171.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 36m / 1.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.78° / -2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.35° / 3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.92° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.