The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 2030
Waning Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 PM
9:10 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1331
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 | 208.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 300.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 20m / 1.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.14° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.38° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.