The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2156
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
9:26 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2890
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 118.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 34m / 0.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.64° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.54° / 2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.39° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.