The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 18, 2028
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
7:13 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1306
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 | 335.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.8° / 183.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 14m / 19.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.37° / -0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.81° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.