The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 18, 1958
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
10:02 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 440
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 111.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 10.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.13° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.62° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.93° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.