The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 2083
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 AM
10:14 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1983
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 | 17.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 108.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.13° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.72° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.