The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2049
Waning Gibbous
66.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 PM
12:54 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.6%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1566
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 | 250.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.8° / 283.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 15m / 16.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.84° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.96° / -2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.75° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.