The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 18, 2048
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 PM
12:05 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1553
Events on this date
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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 | 88.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 89.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 27m / -14.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.36° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.34° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.