The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 15, 1933
Waning Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 AM
5:07 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 131
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 264.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 27.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.84° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.30° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.