The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 2040
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1455
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 92.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -17.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.08° / 0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / -0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.58° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.