The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 2126
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
4:40 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2514
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 207.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -3.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.01° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.24° / -3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.85° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.