The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 1928
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
9:03 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 70
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 125.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 18.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.70° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.13° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 218.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.