The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 18, 2175
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
9:41 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3124
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 113.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 21.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.67° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.81° / -2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.66° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.