The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 18, 2053
Waxing Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
11:02 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1615
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 | 40.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 100.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 7.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.44° / -0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.03° / 1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.11° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.