The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 15, 2127
First Quarter
55.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
12:32 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.5%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2531
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.7° / 84.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -15.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.71° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.70° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.60° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.