The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 18, 2013
Waxing Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 PM
2:07 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1120
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 | 122.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.3° / 66.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -18.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.86° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.91° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.