The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 15, 2065
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 PM
6:04 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1764
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.0° / 324.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -13.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.27° / 1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.99° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.