The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 18, 2196
Waning Crescent
33.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
4:18 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.8%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3384
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 266.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 25.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.63° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.93° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.27° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.