The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 18, 1998
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
6:04 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 935
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 | 319.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.2° / 222.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.61° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.38° / 5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.52° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.