The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 15, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
3:31 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 923
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 | 141.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.2° / 37.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 00m / -17.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.27° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.73° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.55° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.