The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 18, 2199
Waning Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 AM
1:34 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3417
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 | 278.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 236.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -13.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.19° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.76° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.