The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 18, 2045
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
10:15 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1513
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 108.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 21.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.88° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.11° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.