The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 2061
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 AM
6:45 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1710
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 173.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / 2.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.89° / -1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.53° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.