The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 18, 2138
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 PM
3:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2667
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.9° / 11.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 01m / -22.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.56° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / 3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.58° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.