The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 15, 2126
Waning Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
6:04 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2518
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 | 320.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.8° / 218.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.08° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.46° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.55° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.