The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 18, 2172
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 AM
8:21 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3087
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 | 348.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.9° / 143.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 20.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.11° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.28° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.25° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 129.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.