The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2106
Waning Gibbous
85.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 PM
10:33 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.8%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2271
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 | 224.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.5° / 292.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / 6.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.71° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.37° / -3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.77° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.