The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 18, 2166
Last Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
2:40 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3013
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 265.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 15.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.55° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.76° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.00° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.