The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 18, 2173
Waxing Crescent
35.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
2:03 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.3%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3096
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 | 72.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.5° / 62.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 28.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.74° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.88° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.28° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.