The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 15, 2066
Waning Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 AM
5:06 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1776
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 | 300.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.0° / 256.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 24.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.79° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.60° / -1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.48° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.