The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 18, 1970
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 PM
5:38 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 588
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.9° / 301.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 43m / -24.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.27° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.06° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 207.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.