The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 2096
Waning Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
7:20 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2147
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 | 328.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.3° / 204.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 25.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.46° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.62° / -5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.77° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.