The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 18, 2079
Waning Gibbous
64.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 PM
1:03 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.9%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1937
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 | 252.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 281.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 15.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.66° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.78° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.