The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 18, 1992
Waning Gibbous
76.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 PM
11:49 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.7%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 861
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 | 237.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.1° / 289.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 13.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.73° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.73° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.59° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.