The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 18, 2159
Waxing Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 PM
10:49 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2927
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 | 65.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.5° / 106.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 48m / -16.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.77° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.73° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.46° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.