The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 18, 2045
Waxing Crescent
41.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 PM
11:28 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.4%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1517
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 | 79.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 102.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -21.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.05° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.55° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.65° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.