The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 18, 1974
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
8:15 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 359,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 637
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.8° / 149.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.75° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / 3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.72° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.