The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 1945
Waxing Gibbous
63.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 PM
1:37 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.0%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 279
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 | 105.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.0° / 73.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 39m / -10.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.67° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.57° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.49° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.