The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 18, 2145
Waning Crescent
1.8% 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
5:17 AM
7:50 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2752
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.4° / 158.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.69° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.27° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.