The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 18, 2120
Waning Crescent
25.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 AM
5:13 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.8%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2444
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.4° / 261.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 27.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.10° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.25° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.