The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 18, 2082
Waning Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 AM
4:46 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1974
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 | 292.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.9° / 267.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 27.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.71° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.96° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.84° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.