The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 18, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
65.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 PM
1:26 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.7%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1924
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 | 108.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.7° / 77.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 49m / -16.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.66° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.33° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.