The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 18, 2028
Waning Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 AM
2:34 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1302
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 | 291.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 225.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -12.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.69° / 1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.38° / -2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.32° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.