The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 2123
Last Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
12:21 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2477
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.0° / 242.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 40m / -18.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.60° / 2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.28° / -3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.74° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.