The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 18, 2132
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
11:42 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2589
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 | 36.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 93.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 19.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.53° / -1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.12° / 2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.84° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.