The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 15, 2000
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 PM
6:56 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 960
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.0° / 305.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -14.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.13° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / 4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.44° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.