The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 18, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
83.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 PM
2:12 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.1%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2160
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 | 131.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.6° / 67.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 36m / -27.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.06° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.79° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.