The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 2086
Waxing Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 PM
11:10 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2024
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 | 68.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.9° / 103.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 55m / -15.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.07° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.83° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.