The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 PM
5:39 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1529
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 | 169.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.9° / 329.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -16.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.35° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / -0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.80° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.