The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 18, 2026
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
10:14 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1278
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 | 16.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 110.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 44m / 20.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.88° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.50° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.92° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.