The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 1979
Waning Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 AM
4:12 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 699
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 245.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 13.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.94° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.83° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.91° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.