The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
9:57 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1010
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 111.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 53m / 4.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.67° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.17° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.