The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 1909
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
9:06 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -165
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 123.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 50m / 6.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.24° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.34° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.44° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.