The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 18, 2118
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
9:16 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2420
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 | 17.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 7.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.46° / 0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / -0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.04° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.