The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 18, 1902
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 PM
3:37 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -253
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.8° / 34.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -18.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.95° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.99° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.00° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.