The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 18, 2148
Waxing Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
10:51 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2790
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 100.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 08m / 13.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.22° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / -1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.54° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.