The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 18, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 PM
4:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3137
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 | 158.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.4° / 352.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -19.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.16° / -0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / 0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.96° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.