The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 2170
Waxing Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3062
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 | 63.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 87.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 05m / 4.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.42° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.82° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.