The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 2069
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
5:15 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1809
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 | 321.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 202.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / 0.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.44° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.85° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.