The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2190
Waning Gibbous
87.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 PM
10:09 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.7%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3310
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 288.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 30m / 0.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.17° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.06° / 3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.15° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| 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.