The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 1948
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
5:22 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 317
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 | 168.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.1° / 323.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 12m / -21.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.95° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.94° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.78° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.