The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 2162
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2960
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 | 43.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 88.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 19.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.59° / -2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.77° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.