The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 18, 1921
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% 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
7:50 PM
5:14 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -18
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 | 165.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.2° / 339.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.70° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.86° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.72° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.