The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 18, 2004
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 AM
10:13 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1009
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 | 13.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 105.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 54m / 22.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.64° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.17° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.97° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.