The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 18, 2136
Waning Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 PM
1:38 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2642
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 | 258.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 281.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 19.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.44° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.30° / -4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.96° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.