The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 18, 2170
First Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3063
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -17.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.53° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.63° / -1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.02° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| 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.