The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 18, 2059
Waxing Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 AM
2:19 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1686
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 60.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 26.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.12° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.04° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.74° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| 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.