The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 15, 2031
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
6:48 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1343
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 | 332.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.1° / 191.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 16.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.81° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.03° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.99° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.