The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 2143
Waxing Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
11:49 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2725
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.6° / 90.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 20.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.86° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.58° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.