The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 15, 2111
Waxing Gibbous
81.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 PM
2:28 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.3%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2333
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 | 128.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.4° / 60.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 04m / -20.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.02° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / -3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.34° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.