The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 2096
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
8:37 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2146
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 | 345.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.7° / 145.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 58m / 26.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.00° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.30° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.69° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.