The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 18, 1942
Waxing Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
11:57 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 242
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 91.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 41m / 3.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.07° / 1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.74° / -1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.60° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.