The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 2074
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 AM
4:19 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1874
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 245.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 14.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.15° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.71° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.