The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 18, 2168
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 PM
6:22 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3038
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.1° / 312.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -16.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.64° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.81° / 4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.62° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 191.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.