The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 2153
Waning Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
7:04 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2851
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 | 325.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.6° / 223.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 26.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.59° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.61° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.