The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 18, 2178
Waxing Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
10:54 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3161
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 102.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 49m / 2.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.91° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.05° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.50° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.