The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 2063
Waning Gibbous
66.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 PM
12:57 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.3%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1739
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 | 251.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 283.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 00m / 17.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.91° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.47° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.40° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.