The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 2068
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 PM
9:28 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1801
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 | 211.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 298.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 37m / 2.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.58° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.09° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.99° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.