The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 18, 2066
Waning Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
6:23 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1775
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 | 318.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.0° / 233.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 24.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.33° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.27° / -2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.37° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.