The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Waxing Crescent
18.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
11:19 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1046
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 | 50.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 96.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 4.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.83° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.16° / 1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.08° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| 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.