The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 18, 2161
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
6:19 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2951
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 | 323.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.8° / 212.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.70° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.45° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.77° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.