The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 18, 2080
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
10:33 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1949
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 102.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.96° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.97° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.