The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 18, 2034
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 AM
8:18 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1376
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 142.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 42m / 8.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.66° / -2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.42° / 3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.40° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 14.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.