The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 18, 2073
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% 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
8:34 PM
5:45 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1862
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 | 173.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.8° / 319.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 25m / -19.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.01° / 2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.78° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.