The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 22, 2015
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 PM
12:02 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1146
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 90.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 45m / -15.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.57° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.02° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.