The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 2097
First Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
2:46 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2156
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 56.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 26.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.03° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.14° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.