The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 18, 2161
Waning Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
5:06 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2950
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 | 304.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 246.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 20.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.38° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.59° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.95° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.