The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 2057
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 PM
7:31 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1665
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 | 192.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.9° / 297.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -13.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.98° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.60° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.