The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2040
Waxing Crescent
41.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
2:25 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.6%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1451
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 59.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 25.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.42° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.34° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.