The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 15, 2113
Waxing Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
10:51 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2358
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 102.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 42m / 0.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.22° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.29° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.90° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.