The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2060
Last Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1702
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 276.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 29m / 21.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.18° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.50° / -2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.18° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.