The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 15, 2077
Waning Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
7:09 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1912
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 | 326.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.3° / 211.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 25.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.09° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / -4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.96° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.