The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 18, 2126
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
7:26 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2517
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.1° / 175.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.92° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.46° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.