The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 18, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
85.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 PM
3:08 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.8%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1591
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 | 135.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.3° / 47.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 49m / -18.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.58° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.78° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.