The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 2165
First Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
2:39 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2997
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.4° / 58.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 16m / 15.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.62° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / 5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.64° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.