The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 18, 2189
Waxing Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3297
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 | 61.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.7° / 88.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 59m / 5.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.71° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.01° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.