The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 18, 1930
Last Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 AM
1:40 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 93
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 264.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 7.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.68° / -0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.66° / 1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.09° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.