The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 15, 2133
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 PM
6:06 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2605
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.0° / 309.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -19.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.75° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.02° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.58° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 196.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.