The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 18, 2056
First Quarter
55.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
12:29 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.7%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1653
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 86.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -16.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.92° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.66° / -4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.20° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.