The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 2001
Waning Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 AM
5:55 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 972
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.1° / 240.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 23.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.78° / -0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.47° / 0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.96° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.