The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 18, 1997
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 PM
6:54 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 923
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.6° / 314.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -10.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.73° / 1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.47° / -2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.00° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 38.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.