The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 18, 2161
Waning Crescent
38.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
2:00 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.3%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2947
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 | 283.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 233.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -12.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.74° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.35° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.