The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 18, 2116
Waxing Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
1:36 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2391
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 | 68.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 65.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 27.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.44° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.53° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.