The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
9:43 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1047
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 1.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.87° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / 2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.97° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.