The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 18, 2122
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 PM
7:30 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2469
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 | 188.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.4° / 312.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 19m / -5.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.40° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.61° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 43.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.