The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 18, 2154
Waxing Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 PM
1:03 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2865
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 117.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.4° / 83.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -28.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.49° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.07° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.80° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.