The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 2120
Last Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 PM
2:13 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2444
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 280.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 54m / 22.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.60° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.94° / -6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.59° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.