The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 1971
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 AM
7:19 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 601
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 | 333.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.4° / 185.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 21.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.97° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.38° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.