The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 PM
3:37 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2234
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.9° / 27.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 22m / -21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.04° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / -0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.76° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.