| Position |
| Altitude | -51.7° |
| Azimuth | 312.4° (NW) |
| Right ascension | 18h 3m 15s |
| Declination | -20° 54' 32" |
| Range | 403,436 km |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Appearance |
| Diameter | 29.62' |
| Illumination of disk | 77% |
| Libration in longitude | 4.301° |
| Libration in latitude | -3.837° |
| Event | Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| Sets | 01:03 | -0.8° | 236° |
| Rises | 17:21 | -0.8° | 125° |
| Maximum altitude | 21:34 | 16.7° | 180° |
| Monthly phases |
 New moon | 11 August 2018 10:58 |  First quarter | 18 August 2018 08:49 |  Full moon | 26 August 2018 12:56 |  Last quarter | 03 September 2018 03:37 | | New moon | 09 September 2018 19:02 |
| Perigee, Apogee |
| Apogee | 406,223 km | 27 July 2018 06:44 | | Perigee | 358,078 km | 10 August 2018 19:07 | | Apogee | 405,746 km | 23 August 2018 12:23 | | Perigee | 361,351 km | 08 September 2018 02:21 | | Apogee | 404,876 km | 20 September 2018 01:54 |
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Position of the Moon |
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Appearance of the Moon, celestial north is upwards |
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