The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 18, 2061
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
10:33 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1714
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 102.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.41° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.43° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.79° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.