The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Waxing Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 PM
11:09 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1282
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 | 73.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.6° / 104.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 22m / -19.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.47° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.12° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.45° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.