The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
71.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 PM
12:54 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.9%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3100
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 | 115.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.9° / 85.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -28.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.10° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.98° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.