The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 18, 2127
Waxing Crescent
37.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
1:26 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2527
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 | 75.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.3° / 69.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 58m / 17.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.94° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.28° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.