The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 18, 1933
Waning Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
6:20 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 130
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.2° / 244.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 27.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.50° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.37° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.19° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.