The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 18, 1916
Waning Gibbous
68.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 PM
11:45 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.3%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -79
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 248.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.6° / 295.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 59m / 17.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.96° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.50° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.09° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.