The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 18, 1971
Waning Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 AM
6:13 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 600
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 | 314.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.7° / 245.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 26.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.83° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.56° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.