The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2029
Waxing Crescent
19.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 AM
12:11 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.8%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1315
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 | 52.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 78.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 24.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.61° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.70° / -1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.79° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.