The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 18, 2026
Waxing Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
11:29 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1281
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 | 56.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 96.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 1.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.85° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.01° / 2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.26° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.