The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
10:03 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1244
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 | 9.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 107.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 23.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.65° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.41° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.