The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 18, 2076
Waning Gibbous
78.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 PM
11:18 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.6%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1900
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 | 235.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.6° / 281.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 4.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.68° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.96° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.