The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 18, 2056
Waxing Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
11:45 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1649
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 91.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.39° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.58° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.64° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.