The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 18, 2200
First Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3434
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 91.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -16.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.98° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.84° / -2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.99° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.