The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2038
Waning Gibbous
86.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 PM
10:14 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.6%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1430
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 | 222.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.4° / 285.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / -1.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.69° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.60° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.37° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.