The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2032
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 PM
3:52 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1356
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 | 145.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.9° / 26.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 32m / -16.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.07° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.38° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.