The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 1962
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 PM
6:16 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 490
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 2:17 PM, is deepest at 3:56 PM and ends at 5:36 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 | 177.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.4° / 315.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -15.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.94° / -1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.84° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 226.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.