The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 18, 2142
Waning Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 AM
6:19 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2716
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 | 322.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.1° / 214.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.37° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / 4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.96° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.