The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 15, 2044
Waning Gibbous
58.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 PM
1:50 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.5%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1504
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 | 260.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 281.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 20.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.82° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.82° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.