The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 15, 1926
Waxing Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 45
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.8° / 92.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -10.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.12° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.70° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.18° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.