The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 18, 2041
Last Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1467
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 275.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 20.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.21° / 1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.76° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.38° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.