The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2055
Waning Crescent
20.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 AM
5:14 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.7%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1640
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 | 306.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 243.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 20.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.79° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.05° / 4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.70° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.