The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 18, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 PM
1:55 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2395
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 | 128.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.3° / 72.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 20m / -27.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.39° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.00° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.20° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.