The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 2029
First Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
12:10 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1318
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 89.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 34m / -15.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.29° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.19° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.15° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.