The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 18, 2105
Waxing Crescent
21.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
12:05 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.3%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2255
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 79.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 21.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.41° / -1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / 2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.99° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.