The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 1990
Waning Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
6:06 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 835
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 | 313.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.3° / 246.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 26.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.81° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.77° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.38° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.