The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 18, 2105
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 PM
12:07 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2258
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.8° / 89.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 16m / -11.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.97° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / 4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.37° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.