The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2170
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
10:40 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3059
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 | 25.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 104.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 28m / 17.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.09° / -1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / 2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.43° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.