The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2123
Waning Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
6:26 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2481
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 | 324.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.1° / 211.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.49° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.75° / 4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.16° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.