The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 18, 2075
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1888
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 | 80.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.1° / 92.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 02m / -12.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.70° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.60° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.