The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 2118
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
6:17 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2415
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.2° / 181.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / 1.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.30° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.12° / -0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.52° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.