The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 15, 1982
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 AM
5:55 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 737
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 | 312.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.1° / 238.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 22m / 22.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.06° / -0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.97° / 1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.16° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.