The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 18, 2124
First Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 PM
12:27 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2493
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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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 | 92.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 86.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 45m / -13.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.24° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.48° / 3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.57° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.