The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 18, 2104
Waning Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
6:05 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2245
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 | 315.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 236.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 23.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.00° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.63° / -1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.77° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.