The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2142
Last Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 AM
1:10 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2712
Events on this date
-
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 237.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -15.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.88° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.18° / -4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.53° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.