The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 18, 2117
Waning Gibbous
78.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 PM
10:55 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.8%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2406
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 | 234.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.1° / 273.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 29m / -5.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.95° / -1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.57° / 2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.40° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.