The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 2078
First Quarter
45.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
2:44 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1921
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 56.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 26.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.30° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.07° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.94° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.