The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 18, 1998
Waning Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
4:10 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 934
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 | 296.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 245.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 13.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.75° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.43° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.71° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.