The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 18, 2033
Waning Crescent
36.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 AM
3:38 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1368
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 | 286.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 260.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 17.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.09° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.01° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.