The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 18, 2180
Waning Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
6:33 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3186
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 | 328.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.2° / 200.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 16.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.13° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.57° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.