The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 18, 2186
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 AM
10:49 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3260
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 | 28.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 101.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 15.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.16° / 2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.16° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.