The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 18, 2147
Last Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
2:36 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2778
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 265.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 54m / 14.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.51° / -5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.92° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.20° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.