The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 18, 1996
Waxing Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
10:26 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 910
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 106.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 8.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.88° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.23° / 4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.30° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.