The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2066
Waning Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
7:00 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1776
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.0° / 188.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.35° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / 2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.19° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.