The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 15, 2135
Waxing Crescent
42.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 PM
11:51 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.3%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2630
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 | 80.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 97.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.50° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / 2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.23° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.