The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 2154
Waxing Crescent
27.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
1:18 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.8%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2861
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 | 63.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 68.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 28.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.04° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.10° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.