The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 18, 1949
Last Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 AM
2:26 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 328
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 | 274.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 263.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 12.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.20° / 0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / -0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.89° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.