The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 18, 1963
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
7:08 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 501
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 | 331.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.2° / 198.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 21.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.60° / -2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.95° / 3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.25° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.