The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 18, 1959
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
6:51 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 453
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.0° / 317.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -9.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.62° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / -3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.62° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 3.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.