The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2153
Waning Crescent
22.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
3:24 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2848
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 | 303.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 211.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 25m / -15.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.45° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.01° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.