The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 15, 2102
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
9:04 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2222
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 | 18.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 123.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 4.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.09° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / 4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.40° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.