The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 18, 2175
Waxing Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
9:19 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3125
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 | 24.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 120.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 2.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.18° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / 2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.81° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.