The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 1928
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
10:33 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 69
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 | 19.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 102.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 20.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.21° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.07° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.95° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.