The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2108
First Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
1:59 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2292
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 | 84.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 64.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 16.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.48° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.87° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| 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.