The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 18, 2172
Waning Crescent
5.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
7:45 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3086
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 | 333.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 77.2° / 196.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 27.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.12° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.23° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.43° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.