The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 15, 2078
First Quarter
49.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.5%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1925
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 93.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -19.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.55° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.64° / 1.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.20° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.