The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 15, 2005
Waxing Gibbous
77.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
1:24 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.0%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1022
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 | 122.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.5° / 79.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 40m / -28.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.66° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.59° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.15° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.