The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 18, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
95.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 PM
4:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.5%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2802
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.6° / 5.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 08m / -21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.78° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / -2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.92° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.