The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 18, 1989
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 PM
5:51 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 823
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.2° / 301.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -23.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.10° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / 3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.86° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 192.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.