The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 15, 2099
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
8:24 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2184
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 | 350.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.8° / 141.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 08m / 20.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.39° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.12° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.67° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 126.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.