The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 18, 2173
First Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 PM
12:40 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3099
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 84.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 56m / -14.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.90° / -2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.01° / 2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.74° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.