The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 2075
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 AM
10:46 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1888
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 | 43.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 103.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 33m / 2.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.81° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.29° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.