The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 18, 2139
Waning Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 AM
4:37 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2679
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 | 291.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 266.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 26.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.00° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.09° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.83° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.