The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 15, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 PM
1:31 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 787
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 | 124.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.5° / 77.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 45m / -27.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.75° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.34° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.97° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.