The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 18, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
84.8% 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
5:43 PM
2:58 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.8%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2766
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 | 134.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.5° / 49.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.92° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.18° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.