The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 18, 2180
Waning Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
5:42 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3185
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.3° / 236.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.96° / -1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.12° / 2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.76° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.