The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 15, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 PM
1:21 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1492
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 | 121.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.5° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 34m / -28.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.32° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.12° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.77° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.