The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 18, 2200
Waxing Crescent
17.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.7%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3430
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 | 49.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 85.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 19.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.01° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.34° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.