The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 2115
Waning Crescent
36.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 AM
1:45 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.5%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2378
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 | 285.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 223.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 12m / -21.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.94° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.36° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.