The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 18, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
4:14 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1492
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 | 156.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.2° / 356.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -24.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.73° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.19° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.