The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 15, 2021
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
12:02 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1220
Events on this date
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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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 91.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -17.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.41° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.26° / -1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.38° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.