The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 15, 2039
Waning Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 AM
5:59 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1442
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 | 311.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 242.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 24.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.61° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.87° / -1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.34° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.