The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2100
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 PM
5:10 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2197
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 | 165.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.2° / 333.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -19.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.03° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / 3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.02° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.