The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 18, 2072
Waxing Crescent
12.1% 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
9:44 AM
11:04 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1850
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 | 40.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 8.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.53° / -0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / 0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.32° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| 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.