The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 18, 2090
Last Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 AM
2:29 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2073
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 267.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 15.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.62° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.80° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.20° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.