The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 18, 2112
Waning Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
6:15 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2345
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 | 317.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.6° / 228.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 22.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.80° / -0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.92° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.