The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 18, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 PM
3:00 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3136
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 | 143.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.2° / 48.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -27.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.26° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.43° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.73° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.