The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 18, 2052
Waning Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 AM
3:27 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1603
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 | 283.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 261.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.38° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.76° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.82° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.