The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 1962
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 PM
7:28 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 489
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.7° / 290.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.28° / -0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.55° / 0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.65° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.