The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 18, 2099
Waxing Crescent
7.7% 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
9:27 AM
9:47 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2185
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 114.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 53m / 0.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.25° / -0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.67° / 0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.60° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.