The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 1976
Waning Crescent
43.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 AM
3:00 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.8%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 663
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 267.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.05° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / 3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.82° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.