The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 18, 2015
Waxing Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
10:22 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1145
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 106.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 10.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.58° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.45° / 4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.73° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.