The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 18, 2139
Last Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
2:08 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2678
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 269.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 25m / 14.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.05° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.19° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.03° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| 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.