The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 2055
Last Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 AM
12:34 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1636
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.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 239.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 56m / -19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.39° / 1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.62° / -1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.29° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.