The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 18, 2155
Waning Gibbous
63.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 PM
1:21 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.0%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2877
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 | 255.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.3° / 282.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.60° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.38° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.56° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.