The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 2080
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
7:01 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1945
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 | 342.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 168.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 4.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.35° / -0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.69° / 0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.34° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.