The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 18, 2102
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
10:36 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2221
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 103.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 12m / 8.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.96° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / 3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.51° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.