The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 2086
Waxing Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 AM
12:56 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2020
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 | 65.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 19m / 21.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.44° / -1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.72° / 2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.58° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.