The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 18, 2093
Last Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 AM
12:49 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2106
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -19.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.93° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.66° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.91° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.