The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 15, 1987
Waning Gibbous
57.1% 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
11:47 PM
1:53 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.1%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 799
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 | 261.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 279.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 19.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.28° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.52° / -4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.39° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.