The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 18, 2034
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 AM
10:51 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1381
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 | 53.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 104.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 13m / -5.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.89° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.13° / -2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.12° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.