The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 18, 1909
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
9:15 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -166
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 | 14.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.0° / 121.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 21.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.15° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.25° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.