The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 18, 2144
Waning Gibbous
76.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 PM
11:40 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.9%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2741
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.6° / 285.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 28m / 9.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.78° / 0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / -0.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.35° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.