The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 15, 1983
First Quarter
51.5% 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
2:30 PM
12:14 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 750
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 89.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -16.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.86° / 2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.57° / -2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.99° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.