The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 2074
Waning Crescent
41.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 AM
3:05 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.5%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1875
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 263.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 16.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.15° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.65° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.84° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.