The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 15, 2106
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 PM
7:33 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2271
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 | 189.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.5° / 311.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -6.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.82° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.20° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 43.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.