The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 18, 1960
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
4:45 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 464
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 | 304.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 240.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 15.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.16° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.34° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.