The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 18, 2194
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
9:29 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3360
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 118.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 44m / -1.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.04° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.68° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.98° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.