The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2074
Last Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
12:55 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1871
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -19.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.39° / 0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.37° / -0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.11° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.