The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 1968
Last Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 PM
2:11 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 564
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 277.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 59m / 20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.21° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.52° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.80° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.