The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
67.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 PM
1:25 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.9%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2296
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 | 110.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.5° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 53m / -17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.98° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.83° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.20° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.