The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 18, 2074
Waning Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 AM
5:48 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1875
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 | 313.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.3° / 235.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 21.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.19° / -2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.75° / 3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.53° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.