The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 15, 2087
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 PM
8:15 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2036
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 | 197.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.3° / 305.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 42m / -3.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.81° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.60° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.