The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 15, 2084
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
6:11 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1999
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.6° / 324.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 22m / -12.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.87° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.86° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.19° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.