The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 15, 2134
Waning Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
5:20 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2617
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 | 300.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 259.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 26.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.50° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.84° / -4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.91° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.