The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 1974
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
6:48 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 638
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 | 329.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 198.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.20° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / 4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.81° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.