The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 18, 2054
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 PM
5:24 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1627
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 | 168.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.0° / 331.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 01m / -19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.37° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / -4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.57° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.