The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 1996
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
9:00 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 911
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 | 14.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 125.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 34m / 6.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.91° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.27° / 3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.21° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.