The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 18, 2181
Waxing Gibbous
58.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
12:30 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.2%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3199
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 | 99.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.6° / 85.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 17m / -18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.52° / 2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / -3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.60° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.