The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2027
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 PM
8:00 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1294
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 | 194.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.2° / 306.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -5.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.36° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.82° / -2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.00° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.