The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 18, 2096
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
9:10 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2148
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 122.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 29m / 14.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.49° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.50° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.