The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 18, 2082
Waning Crescent
43.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 AM
2:53 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.4%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1973
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 | 277.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 267.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 01m / 17.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.26° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.26° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.04° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.