The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 18, 2010
First Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
12:15 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1083
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 41m / -15.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.03° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.10° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.97° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.