The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 15, 2110
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
8:34 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2320
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 134.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 13.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.20° / -0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.07° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 13.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.