The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 18, 2191
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
8:11 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3322
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 | 345.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.4° / 149.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 00m / 21.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.16° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.70° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.83° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.