The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 18, 2047
Waning Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 AM
5:43 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1540
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 | 310.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.3° / 247.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 24.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.16° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.56° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.