The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Last Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 PM
2:11 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1034
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 278.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 20.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.47° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.19° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.