The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
87.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 PM
3:20 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.5%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3236
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 | 138.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.5° / 42.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 04m / -18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.23° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.57° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.