The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 18, 2189
First Quarter
44.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3298
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 95.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.33° / 0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.24° / -0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.22° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.