The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 15, 2038
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 PM
7:11 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1430
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 | 188.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.5° / 300.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -14.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.39° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.04° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.80° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.