The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 18, 1990
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
7:23 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 836
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.0° / 179.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 16m / 20.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.64° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.02° / -0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.21° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.