The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2179
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 PM
8:03 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3174
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 | 194.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.1° / 309.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -3.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.32° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.16° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.78° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.