The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 2085
Waning Crescent
19.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
5:35 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2011
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 245.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 23.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.87° / -0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / 0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.29° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.