The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 18, 2107
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
8:13 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2283
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.6° / 140.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 9.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.14° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.01° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.49° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 14.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.