The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 2115
Waning Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 AM
5:13 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2382
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.1° / 258.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 25.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.31° / 2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.10° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.