The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 18, 2158
Waning Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
4:29 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2914
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 | 290.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 267.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 58m / 26.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.05° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.89° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.66° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.