The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 2046
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 PM
6:45 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1528
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 | 187.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.9° / 297.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 23m / -19.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.50° / -0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / 0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.01° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.