The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 18, 2113
Waxing Crescent
40.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.7%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2358
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 94.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -12.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.86° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / -4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.21° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.