The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 18, 2031
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
5:23 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1339
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 | 323.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 200.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 21m / 1.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.51° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.23° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.