The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 18, 1933
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
7:15 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 131
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 | 330.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.0° / 196.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 23.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.75° / 2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.50° / -3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.00° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| 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.