The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 18, 2185
Last Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 AM
2:26 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3248
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 267.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 14.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.04° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.83° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.