The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 18, 2197
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
9:44 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3393
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 | 12.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 116.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 33m / 18.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.85° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / -4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.29° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.