The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 15, 2123
Waning Crescent
37.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
3:44 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.9%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2481
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 | 284.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 266.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 22.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.53° / 0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.17° / -0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.47° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.