The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 18, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
1:44 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2159
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 | 117.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.6° / 74.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -20.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.99° / -1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / 1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.54° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.