The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 15, 2107
Waning Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
5:54 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2283
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 | 317.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 224.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.86° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.75° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.