The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 15, 2034
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
9:17 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1381
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 | 18.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 121.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 49m / 6.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.33° / -1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.99° / 1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.84° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.