The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 1985
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 AM
8:33 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 774
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.8° / 138.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 08m / 21.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.04° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.30° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 133.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.