The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 18, 2140
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
10:26 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2688
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.9° / 106.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 21.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.74° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.68° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.51° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.