The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 15, 1994
Waxing Gibbous
66.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 PM
12:59 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.0%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 886
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 | 108.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.9° / 81.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 40m / -20.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.19° / 1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / -2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.58° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.