The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 2107
Waning Crescent
20.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
3:56 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.3%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2279
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 | 306.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 216.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -5.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.74° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.93° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.03° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.