The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 18, 1995
Waning Crescent
45.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 AM
2:52 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 898
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 | 275.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 267.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 17.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.16° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.57° / 3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.40° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.