The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 18, 2081
Waxing Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 PM
3:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1961
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -78.3° / 10.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 07m / -28.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.60° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.37° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.