The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 18, 1941
Waning Crescent
28.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
4:02 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.7%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 229
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 248.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 13.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.98° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.95° / 5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.52° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.