The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 1973
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 PM
8:18 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 626
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.9° / 305.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 43m / -3.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.98° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.24° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.