The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 18, 2148
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
10:46 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2791
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 104.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 57m / -1.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.43° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.19° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.71° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.