The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 18, 2047
Waning Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
6:42 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1541
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 | 325.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.8° / 209.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 21.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.59° / -0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / 1.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.38° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.