The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 18, 2164
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
8:40 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2989
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 | 8.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 130.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 7.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.46° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.07° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.