The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 18, 2036
Last Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
12:47 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1401
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 238.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 07m / -18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.05° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.68° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.70° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.