The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 2088
Waning Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
5:24 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2044
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 199.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / 0.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.89° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.78° / -4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.65° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.