The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 1906
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 AM
5:40 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -204
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 233.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 19.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.16° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.84° / 5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.56° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.