The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 15, 2011
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 PM
8:35 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1096
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 | 201.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.1° / 303.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -1.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.87° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.07° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.60° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.