The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 18, 2102
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
9:53 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2218
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 114.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 20.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.60° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.13° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.