The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 18, 2150
Waning Crescent
20.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
5:28 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2815
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.6° / 248.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 23.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.58° / -0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.98° / 0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.31° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.