The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 18, 2018
First Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
12:27 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1183
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 86.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 54m / -15.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.61° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.70° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.80° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.