The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 18, 1979
Waning Crescent
14.5% 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
3:08 AM
5:46 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.5%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 700
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 | 315.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 228.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 18.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.62° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.72° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.