The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 2137
Waning Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
6:48 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2650
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.4° / 173.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 30m / 5.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.97° / 1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / -1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.35° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.