The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 18, 1954
Waning Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 PM
9:08 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 390
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 | 213.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.3° / 286.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -8.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.54° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / -4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.27° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.