The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 18, 2171
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 PM
7:23 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3074
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 | 197.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.1° / 283.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -21.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.14° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.63° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.