The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 18, 2137
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 AM
9:17 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2655
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 | 20.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 120.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / 4.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.79° / -0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / 0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.21° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.