The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 18, 1985
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
10:00 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 774
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 | 8.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 108.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 24.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.22° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.78° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.