The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 18, 2177
Waning Crescent
35.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
4:15 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.0%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3149
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 | 287.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 268.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 25.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.87° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / -3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.46° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.