The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 2085
Waning Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
6:51 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2010
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.7° / 217.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 24.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.50° / 0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.19° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.