The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 18, 2008
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
6:22 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1058
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.7° / 298.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 11m / -21.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.17° / -1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / 2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.66° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.