The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 18, 2118
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
9:23 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2418
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.9° / 118.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 25.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.38° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.87° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 175.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.