The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 PM
4:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3272
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 | 159.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.0° / 352.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 23m / -22.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.40° / 0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / -0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.56° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.