The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 18, 2003
Waning Gibbous
62.9% 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
11:44 PM
1:09 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.9%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 997
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 255.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 277.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 34m / 13.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.47° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.45° / 1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.78° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.