The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 18, 2124
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2490
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,700 km.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 81.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 21.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.84° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.14° / 3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.19° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.