The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 2135
Waxing Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
12:41 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2626
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 | 57.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 27.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.32° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.27° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.91° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.