The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 18, 2120
Waning Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 AM
3:17 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2443
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 | 281.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 266.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 19.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.28° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.59° / -6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.44° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.