The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 2001
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 AM
7:10 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 971
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.1° / 201.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 22.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.44° / -0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / 1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.86° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.