The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2117
Waning Gibbous
68.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 PM
12:44 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.1%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2407
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 | 248.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 283.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 06m / 15.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.58° / 2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / -2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.16° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.