The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2145
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
8:22 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2754
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.2° / 137.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 9.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.37° / -3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.90° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 341.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.