The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 15, 2082
Waning Gibbous
59.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 PM
1:42 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.7%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1974
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 | 258.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 282.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 33m / 20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.23° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.18° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.