The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 18, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 PM
4:59 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 787
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 | 165.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.3° / 330.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -22.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.44° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.40° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.