The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 18, 2127
Waxing Gibbous
68.9% 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
3:51 PM
1:49 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.9%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2530
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.8° / 70.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -13.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.82° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.76° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.