The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 1926
Waxing Gibbous
70.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 PM
1:26 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.4%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 45
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.5° / 76.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 13m / -20.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.92° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.72° / -2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.55° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.