The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 18, 2186
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
7:18 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3256
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 | 347.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.7° / 159.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 09m / 2.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.62° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.22° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.