The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 2019
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 PM
6:36 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1195
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.2° / 307.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 50m / -16.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.15° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.09° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.02° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 141.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.