The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 15, 2089
Waxing Gibbous
74.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 PM
1:56 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.0%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2061
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 | 118.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.8° / 69.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 28m / -18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.27° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.01° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.79° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.