The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 18, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 PM
4:51 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3037
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
-
Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.8° / 339.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 44m / -22.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.05° / 0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.44° / -0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.14° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.