The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 15, 2132
Waxing Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
11:09 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2593
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 100.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 13m / -2.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.03° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.98° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.09° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.