April 2026 · Saturday · 5 months ago
18 April 2026
Waxing Crescent
2% illuminated and waxing, 1.0 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 18 April 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 1.6%
- Lunar age
- 1.0 days
- Elongation
- 13.9°
- Distance
- 362,112 km
- Distance (mi)
- 225,006 mi
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Libration lat
- 6.0° S
- Libration lon
- 2.1° W
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 05:54 | 13:49 | 22:08 | 58.1° |
| New York | 06:29 | 13:57 | 21:38 | 70.1° |
| Chicago | 06:22 | 13:53 | 21:40 | 69.2° |
| Denver | 06:38 | 14:06 | 21:46 | 71.6° |
| Los Angeles | 06:47 | 14:01 | 21:25 | 77.5° |
| Mexico City | 06:57 | 13:41 | 20:31 | 87.9° |
| São Paulo | 07:26 | 13:03 | 18:35 | 45.0° |
| Berlin | 05:55 | 13:53 | 22:16 | 56.9° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 24 April 2026 | 02:32 | in 6 days |
| Full Moon | 1 May 2026 | 17:23 | in 13 days |
| Last Quarter | 9 May 2026 | 21:11 | in 21 days |
| New Moon | 16 May 2026 | 20:01 | in 28 days |