The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 18, 2044
Waning Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 AM
5:24 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1504
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 | 299.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.5° / 262.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 28.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.18° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.48° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.