The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 18, 2099
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
9:55 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2184
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 | 8.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 109.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 23.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.85° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.53° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.43° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.