The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 18, 2099
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
6:33 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2180
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 176.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / 2.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.92° / 0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.21° / 0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.94° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.