The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 18, 2189
Waxing Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
11:17 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3294
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 | 31.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 96.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.12° / -0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.86° / 0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.61° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.