The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 15, 2072
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
9:37 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1851
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 117.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / 5.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.51° / 0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.83° / -0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.22° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.