The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 15, 2121
Waxing Crescent
5.2% 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
9:00 AM
9:17 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2457
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 120.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 0.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.00° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / 5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.58° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.