The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 18, 2192
Waxing Gibbous
73.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 PM
1:06 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.9%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3335
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 | 118.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.4° / 83.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -28.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.17° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.65° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.18° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.