The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 18, 2167
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
7:08 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3021
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 | 345.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.5° / 162.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 1.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.02° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.41° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 48.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.