The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2162
Waxing Gibbous
60.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 PM
12:38 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.7%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2964
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 | 102.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.4° / 84.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -19.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.09° / 2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.42° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| 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.