The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 2131
Last Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
2:12 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2580
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 | 268.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 268.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 20m / 14.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.46° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.27° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.83° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.