The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 2066
Waning Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
2:29 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1772
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 | 289.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 227.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -12.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.90° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.31° / -3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.73° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.