The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 18, 2042
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
10:22 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1479
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 103.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 09m / 21.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.29° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.60° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.