The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 18, 2102
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
10:14 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2222
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 | 52.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 111.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 00m / -11.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.28° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.68° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.