The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 2134
Waning Crescent
28.8% 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
4:34 AM
2:37 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.8%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2613
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 216.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.77° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.33° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.19° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.