The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 18, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 PM
5:52 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2803
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 | 172.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.0° / 320.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -17.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.67° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / 3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.17° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.