The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
80.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 PM
2:39 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.3%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2295
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 127.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.6° / 58.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 10m / -16.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.57° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.36° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.