The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 18, 2181
Waxing Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3195
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 83.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 19.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.01° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.47° / 5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.95° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.