The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 15, 2105
Waxing Crescent
30.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 PM
11:09 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.7%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2259
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 | 67.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 103.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 47m / -14.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.94° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.25° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.