The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, July 18, 2030

Waning Gibbous

84.1% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
46°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
84.1%
Age
17.8 days
Distance
381,700 km
Apparent size
31.3′
Constellation
Aquarius
Lunation number
1330

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 Sun226.96°
Phase angle47.07°
Illuminated fraction84.05%
Altitude / azimuth-17.7° / 282.5°
Right ascension / declination22h 50m / -1.88°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude343.06° / 5.17°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.79° / -6.42°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-40.22° / -1.06°
Position angle of the axis337.8°
Position angle of the bright limb63.1°
Apparent magnitude-11.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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