The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2151
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2828
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 93.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -15.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.31° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.63° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.83° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| 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.