The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 2047
Waning Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
4:27 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1541
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 | 291.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 265.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 25.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.07° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / -3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.67° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.