The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 15, 2083
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
9:22 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1987
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 | 26.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 119.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 1.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.34° / -3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / 4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.97° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.