The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 18, 2140
Waxing Crescent
31.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
10:54 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2692
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 106.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 00m / -17.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.08° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.01° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.04° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.