The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
8:26 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1107
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 | 353.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 140.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.38° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / 5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.35° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.