The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 18, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 PM
12:39 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2729
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 | 102.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.1° / 84.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -19.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.26° / 1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.76° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.21° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.