The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2088
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
9:21 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2049
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 120.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 0.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.95° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.97° / 4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.83° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.