The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 1901
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
7:54 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- -264
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 144.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 33m / 4.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.44° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.38° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.50° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.