The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 18, 2109
Last Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 AM
2:13 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2308
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 268.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 14.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.18° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.25° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.79° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.