The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 18, 1988
Waxing Crescent
19.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
11:25 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.5%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 811
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 | 52.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 96.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / 4.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.52° / -0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.13° / 0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.64° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.