The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 1917
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 AM
7:42 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -68
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.3° / 167.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 20.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.84° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / 1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.05° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.