The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 15, 1943
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 PM
6:18 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 255
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 1:58 PM, is deepest at 3:28 PM and ends at 4:57 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.9° / 315.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -15.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.83° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.43° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.96° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.